PARS BREAKFAST MEETING THIS COMING SATURDAY
Our next meeting will be in the back room of Brantley’s Village
Restaurant on Broad Street in Oriental at 0900 Saturday, January 31st.
Please park along the side or out back. We hope to see you all there.
Come early for breakfast with your fellow hams. For more information
contact Pamlico Amateur Radio Society President Bruce Perkins, K4ONC,
252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
Always lots to talk about plus another chance for a Brantleys’ Gift
Certificate.
AURORA REPEATERS
Lest we forget with all that is going on repeater-wise in the County,
there are two other repeaters nearby. Nutrien’s John Johnson, KE4TZN,
is behind the effort for two repeaters on the Nutrien (Aurora) tower off
NC306: a 440 repeater that operates in the DMR mode on the PRN (NC, SC &
VA) network and a 2M FM/C4FM-YSF/Wires-X repeater.
The two repeaters were operational only for a short time before the
tower was hit by lightning. Both are now operational again. The DMR
repeater is one of the 73 PRN network repeaters located in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. (Learn about the PRN at
https://ncprn.net/.) The FM/C4FM-Fusion repeater is also operational
again in both the FM and C4FM (YSF) modes. Wires-X connectivity will be
added this week. It will also be part of the new NC VA Fusion Network
(https://www.ncvafusion.org/home).
Setup details for both repeaters are in the RepeaterBook
(https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/location_search.php?state_id=37&type=city&loc=Aurora).
John welcomes us to use them. You can send your reports and comments to
John at ke4tzn@gmail.com
NET NEWS
Wayne KO4OJC reported 17 WinLink check-ins and we counted 25 voice
check-ins for the Pamlico Emergency/Communications Net last Wednesday,
January 21st. There were four check-ins via Echolink: Pete AG7C from
Washington NJ, Bill K2ONN from Bermunda Run, Paul KM4PA from Brevard and
Bill K2TNO from Greensboro. After check-in, members were asked to change
over to the KO4OJC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X Baird Creek repeater on FM. Twelve
of the 25 were able to do so. Wayne will call the net again on Wednesday.
Monday night C4FM Net. On the 19th, five folks participated in the
weekly roundtable hosted by KO4OJC: KR4LO, AI4WL, KR4ABZ, KM4PA and
KR4CYB. Paul KM4PA logged in via Wires-X. For local users via RF it’s on
146.310MHz and remote users via Wires-X room “KO4OJC-Room 3” (ID 64163).
SOLAR NUMBERS TODAY
NOAA reports that solar activity was low during the 24 hour period
ending yesterday at 4 p.m. local. The Space Weather Prediction Center
expects solar activity to be low with a 40% chance for M-class flares
today, Tuesday and Wednesday.
There are 9 numbered sunspot regions on the Sun facing Earth this
morning. There were 8 last Monday, 5 the Monday before.
Sunday’s noon Solar Flux Index (SFI) observation at Penticton was 165,
last Sunday’s was 148. The index is predicted to measure 160 today, 150
Tuesday and 145 on Wednesday. The more important SFI 90 day trailing
average was 150 yesterday. It was 146 last Sunday.
The geomagnetic field was unsettled yesterday. The SWPC expects the
field be quiet to active today; be quiet to unsettled on Tuesday and
then reach minor storm levels Wednesday. The planetary K-index at 7
a.m. this morning was 2.33 indicating quiet conditions.
Current conditions: Poor during the day on 80 and 40 Meters, good at
night; good day and night on 30 & 20; good day and night 17 & 15; good
day, poor at night on 12 and 10. We recommend you go to
https://www.n4prs.org/looking-up/ for the latest observations.
DX THIS WEEK–
Extracted from ARRL’s ARLD003 DX NEWS and DXWorld.net:
–DESECHEO ISLAND, KP5. A group of operators are QRV using remote
control as KP5/NP3VI until February 14. Activity is on 160 through 10
meters using CW, SSB, and FT8.
–SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Bernhard, DL2GAC is QRV as H44MS from Manakwai
Village on Malaita Island, IOTA OC-047, until April 15. Activity is on
the HF bands.
–SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS. Gabriel, LU1WGB, is QRV as LU1WGB/Z from the
Joint Antarctic Base Orcadas on Laurie Island, IOTA AN-008, until
February 22. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands using FT8.
QSL to home call.
HAM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED
Send me your amateur radio related items that are for sale, trade, or
wanted and your contact information. PLEASE let me know when you have
have sold your item or if your listing is no longer needed. Listings
will EXPIRE AFTER 60 DAYS unless I hear otherwise. Thanks, Jim.
FOR SALE: SWR/wattmeters: MFJ-868 Giant SWR/Wattmeter, 20/200/2,000
watt ranges, 1.8 – 30 MHz, $150. Mirage MP2 VHF SWR/wattmeter,
50/500/1500 watt ranges, 50 – 200 MHz, $125. Bill Michne, WM3X,
252-671-6703, drmichne73@gmail.com. (20251208)
PARS CALENDAR:
* Jan 31, PARS MONTHLY MEETING, Saturday, 9am, Brantley’s Village
Restaurant, Oriental. For more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC,
252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
* Feb 7, PAMLICO COMMUNICATIONS TEAM (PCT) MEETING, Saturday, 9-10:30am,
Oriental VFD Station 19 on Straight Rd vic. NC-55. All are welcome. For
more info, contact Bruce Perkins, K4ONC, 252-626-2730 or K4ONC@aol.com
REPEATER/NODE/BEACON STATUS
(See www.n4prs.org/frequencies/ for set-up)
N4ONC FM Oriental (147.210MHz+ CTCSS 88.5Hz) — Operational
GMRS Repeater Oriental (Ch 21, Rptr 7 or 462.700MHz+) — Operational
NC4ES DMR Arapahoe (NC4ES Network)(147.285MHz+ CC1) — Operational
NC4ES FM Arapahoe (147.285MHz+ CTCSS ENC 88.5Hz/DEC 100Hz) — Standby
NC4ES DMR Florence (NC4ES Network)(445.6625MHZ- CC1) — Operational
WM3X-ONC C4FM/WIRES-X NODE Oriental (145.530MHz smplx) — Operational
KO40JC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X Baird Creek (146.310MHz- CTCSS 131.8) — Operational.
Cedar Isl Mark’s Beacons: K4FWS/b FM14ux 144.282 CW; K1MAP/b FM14ux
222.055 CW; K1MAP/b FM14ux 432.305 CW (Very low power for rcvr,
propagation tests)
LOCAL NETS OF INTEREST TO PARS MEMBERS:
* Mondays, “Wayne’s World C4FM Net”, 7:30 pm local, using the C4FM
digital mode on the KO40JC FM/C4FM/WIRES-X repeater, Baird Creek
(146.310MHz). Those outside RF range may join via Wires-X room
“KO4OJC-Room 3″ (DTMF ID 64163). This is a round-table open to all.
Discussions vary with member interest. Radio topics/questions/issues
welcomed.
* Wednesdays,”Pamlico Communications Net”, 7:30 pm local, N4ONC
(Oriental) VHF Repeater, 147.210+ (CTSCC Tone Squelch 88.5). A directed
net open to all. Net activates on call during emergencies.
* Thursdays, “DownEast/Pamlico Six Meter Net”, 8 pm local, 50.200 MHz,
USB. A non-directed open net to promote operation on the ‘Magic Band’.
** (For more nets see www.arrl.org/arrl-net-directory-search)
PARS WEBSITE: https://www.n4prs.org/
Our Web Master is Paul Jodoin, K4MMB, PARSwebman@gmail.com
73, Jim AI4WL Editor
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